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ing facility included, renovating the office and administra- tive areas and in a remarkable display of engineering ex- pertise, the company “flipped” its converting lines so that instead of running the length of the building, the convert- ing lines – in which all the machinery was replaced – ran across the building. “The packaging business was booming as we were opening up these new plants and distribution centers and our multi-year plan to replace machinery was designed to improve the flow and make us more efficient,” says Ben- ningfield. “Our goal was to be able to do more with less and we feel like we’ve accomplished that with fewer pieces of the machinery that enables us to increase output while servic- Speaking of innovative equipment that allows an in- vestment-conscious box maker to essentially double its capacity, Benningfield says the Twin Box Slitter (TBS) by BW Papersystems (BWP) “checked all the boxes.” The unique converting machine enables Premier to double the production of its flexo folder gluers by running two-up boxes, which after being separated are ready to be bundled. Invented by Marquip, which became Marquip- WardUnited and is now BW Papersystems, the investment in its TBS, according to Benningfield, is “huge” and the pri- BCN(US)202308(QS1025)(o)(出血5mm).pdf 1 2023/8/28 下午 01:53:57 ing both new and existing customers.” An Investment In BW Papersystems
mary reason Premier added one to the back of its 50-inch LMC flexo and 15 months later, added a second TBS to the back of its 42-inch LMC flexo. It also allowed Premier to take work off its Curioni mini, double it up and get twice the amount of footage off it in virtually the same amount of time. “We went from running our 27-inch mini from two to three shifts down to one,” says Benningfield. “We pulled almost everything off it and we now run it as a two-up on either the 42- or 50-inch flexo. It’s given us increased CONTINUED ON PAGE 28 The BWP TBS allows Premier to double the production of its flexo folder gluers by running two-up boxes, which after being separated are ready to be bundled.
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